Owl’s ‘critical habitat’ may be reduced
By Alison Williams
LA Times
June 26, 2007
For the first time since coming under federal protection 15 years ago, the northern spotted owls’ forest haven may be in jeopardy. Read more…
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More time to comment on owl plan
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Medford Mail Tribune
June 19, 2007
The comment period for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’ controversial draft recovery plan for the threatened northern spotted owl has been extended to Aug. 24. Read more…
Plan would reduce land deemed “critical habitat” for spotted owl
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By Seattle Times staff and news services
The Seattle Times
June 13, 2007
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to remove the “critical habitat” designation from 1.5 million acres of Northwest forests now protected for the northern spotted owl, an action that could ease logging restrictions on those lands. Read more…
Bush administration wants cut in protection for spotted owl
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By Robert McClure
Seattle Post Intelligencer
June 13, 2007
The Bush administration proposed Tuesday to reduce by one-fifth the Pacific Northwest acreage protected as “critical habitat” for the spotted owl, arguing that the reductions will “maximize the efficiency” of blocks of land set aside for the imperiled bird. Read more…
U.S. weighs reducing spotted owl habitat
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By Jeff Barnard
Houston Chronicle
June 12, 2007
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Bush administration Tuesday proposed cutting 1.5 million acres from Northwest forests considered critical to the survival of the northern spotted owl, reopening the 1990s battle between timber production and wildlife habitat on public lands. Read more…
Owl recovery plan is driven by politics, not science
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By Dominick DellaSala and Tim Cullinan
Redding Record Searchlight
June 10, 2007
The “Speak Your Piece” by Ren Lohoefener, Linda Goodman, and Ed Shepard (“Recovering the northern spotted owl: The road ahead,” May 20) is a masterpiece of government “spin” aimed at influencing public opinion. Their superficial description of the issues apparently is the Bush administration’s way of telling the public, in the words of the Great Oz, to “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” Read more…
To protect spotted owl, larger rival is targeted
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By Sam Howe Verhovek
LA Times
June 04, 2007
WONDER, ORE. — To save the northern spotted owl, federal authorities have listed the bird under the Endangered Species Act, set aside 7 million acres of forest for owl habitat, and imposed stiff fines on those who harm the chocolate-colored football-sized raptors. Read more…
Drawing the curtain on the owl ‘recovery’ plan
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By Dr. Dominick DellaSala
Medford Mail Tribune
June 03, 2007
The guest opinion by Ren Lohoefener, Linda Goodman, and Ed Shepard (“Owl recovery a long-term undertaking,” Mail Tribune, May 21) is a masterpiece of government “spin” that unfortunately attempts to justify a flawed policy and influence the public’s opinion. Their superficial description of the issues apparently is the Bush administration’s way of telling the public, in the words of the Great Oz, to “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” Read more…
Saga of the spotted owl not over yet: Federal government’s proposed recovery plan renews debate over bird’s habitat
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By Anne Marie Distefano
The Portland Tribune
May 29, 2007
For the past year, Dominick DellaSala has been part of a 12-member team charged with creating a recovery plan for the northern spotted owl. Read more…
Spotted Owl Plan Tampered With
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By Dominick DellaSala and Tim Cullinan
May 25, 2007
The May 18 guest viewpoint by Ren Lohoefener, Linda Goodman and Ed Shepard, “Owl recovery a long-term undertaking,” is a masterpiece of government spin – the Bush administration’s way of telling the public, in the words of the Great Oz, to “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” Read more…
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